Name: David Hutchinson, AIA
Title: Associate Principal
Company: Perkins Eastman
Location: Stamford, Conn.
Birthplace: Houma, La.
Family: Louisiana (Cajun)
College: Louisiana State University; New School for Social Research
First job outside of real estate: Roughneck in the Texas Oil Field
First job in real estate or allied field: Weisberg Castro Associates, NYC
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Currently: Architect working with Perkins Eastman; artist (painter). Future: same.
Hobbies: Collecting contemporary art, cooking
Favorite book: "Chromophobia" by David Bachelor
Favorite movie: "Night of the Hunter"
Person you most admire (outside of family): Gerrit Rietveld (architect/designer), Alfred Jensen (painter), Steve Reich (composer)
Key to success: Persistence and stamina
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Musical composer